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dc.contributor.authorSingh, P.
dc.contributor.authorSingh, S.M.
dc.contributor.authorDeSouza, L.
dc.contributor.authorWahidullah, S.
dc.date.accessioned2013-01-08T04:51:52Z
dc.date.available2013-01-08T04:51:52Z
dc.date.issued2012
dc.identifier.citationPolar Biology, vol.35; 2012; 1825-1836
dc.identifier.urihttp://drs.nio.org/drs/handle/2264/4213
dc.description.abstractEnvironmental stress in the Arctic region leads to damage in plant membranes as a result of oxidation processes. To withstand these stress conditions, plants are expected to produce antioxidants that differ from phenolics. Here, we investigated the chemical composition and antioxidative activities of four Arctic flowering plant species (Dryas octopetala, Carex rupestris, Silene uralensis and Deschampsia alpina.) through in vitro measurements of the free radical scavenging activities (FRS), inhibition of lipid peroxidation (ILP) and trolox equivalent antioxidant capacities (TEAC). D. octopetala exhibited the highest ILP (76.45 percent) and FRS (86.58 percent) activities. The TEAC values were higher than those of the Trolox vitamin E standard in all four species. Overall, the antioxidative activity was highest in D. octopetala, followed by C. rupestris, S. uralensis and D. alpina. Electrospray ionization tandem mass spectrometric (ESI–MS/MS) analysis of methanolic extracts of these plants revealed the presence of organoselenides, linear alkylbenzenesulfonates (LAS) and oligosaccharides, some of which are reported as antioxidants in the literature. Hence, it is likely that the antioxidant activities exhibited by these plants are not only related to the production of phenolics. This is the first report of the antioxidant potential of four Arctic flowering plants and the presence of selenides in D. octopetala and S. uralensis, and the production of LAS in C. rupestris. Our findings suggest that these plants can be used as nutraceutical sources of selenium and as biomarkers for environmental pollution.
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherSpringer-Verlag
dc.rightsAn edited version of this paper was published by Springer. This paper is for R & D purpose and Copyright [2012] Springer.
dc.subjectantioxidants
dc.subjectchemical pollution
dc.subjectEnvironmental stress
dc.subjectArctic vascular plants
dc.titlePhytochemical profiles and antioxidant potential of four Arctic vascular plants from Svalbard
dc.typeJournal Article


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